formality
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“There is now an effective consensus … that there is a discernible human influence on the climate,” Browne, a small, professorly man with an air of British formality, told the audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
"I care more about physical health; the test is just a formality."
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Havens and Elayyne started planning the wedding, waiting for what they thought would just be a formality: the signature of the governor of Washington state.
From Slate ● May 2, 2026
Such missives resembled the way royal press officers would round up a day of engagements on a royal tour, except these were with language free of convention and formality.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
“I wish you could be spared the formality and the publicity of an inquest,” said Colonel Julyan, “but I’m afraid that’s quite impossible.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
They will crack on with the parliamentary formalities immediately.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
He just wants to talk music, and he's not worried about formalities or titles.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The morgue at Galle could handle about 25 bodies at a time and the authorities were rushing freezer shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
The formalities that usually accompanied my prayers—“dear most heavenly father” and “most gracious and everlasting God”—were replaced with very simple, blunt, and direct requests like “Help!” and “Please don’t let me die like this.”
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Shape Up: Form
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And Then There Were None
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